NET proceeds of this body of work will benefit
The Nic Pagano
LGBTQIA+ Scholarship for Recovery.

4TH OF JULY

© rich pagano/BMI

If you don’t cry now
I’ll get you later
Call you out
You always surrender
Start your day
I’ll tap you on the shoulder
Can’t pull away
It’s far from over

Meet me outside
On the top of the hill
On the Fourth of July

I’ll meet you up there
As the fireworks start
Eyes and ears to the sky
Nobody will hear you cry

That’s my hand
Holding you under
Pushing you into
The unfamiliar
Don’t know how to feel
Won’t know what to say
Today you’re a winner
But you can’t run away


Meet me outside
On the top of the hill
On the Fourth of July

I’ll meet you up there
As the fireworks start
Eyes and ears to the sky
Nobody will hear you cry

IF IT TURNS OUT
THERE’S A RAIN DELAY
I WILL FIND YOU OUT THERE ANYWAY


Meet me outside
On the top of the hill
On the Fourth of July

I’ll meet you up there
As the fireworks start
Eyes and ears to the sky
Nobody will hear you cry

Guitars: Andy York

Bass: Ben Zwerin

Keyboards: Kevin Bents

Drums, Synth, Organ Solo and Vox: RP

Backing Vox: Catherine Russell


Recorded at New Calcutta Recordings and VlyLand Recordings Produced and mixed by Rich Pagano
Mastered by Fred Kevorkian